Tailgate update for 5th wheel tow vehicles
It would be great to hear from those that would have experience with the tail gait that has been cut down the centre to a "V" for 5th wheel towing. I guess the question is, is this really a big advant...
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Jaxom wrote:
Not exactly a 5th wheel, but I had issues when hooking & unhooking my gooseneck trailer.
I had to back up to the GN, then lower the tailgate. Then back up enough to close the tailgate. Otherwise it would hit the lower front of the trailer!
Then I had to continue to back up until the GN ball was centered underneath the GN hitch. If I was off a little I had to wiggle the truck back & forth with the GN hitch post inside the bed. Not a fun thing to do.
That's one of the main reasons I chose to go with a king pin on my gooseneck rather than a ball. Plus, you are required by law to use safety chains with a ball but not with a king pin. That tells me that unintentional trailer/tv separation is far more likely with a ball than a king pin.
More on topic, though, I don't think that a V-gate would help you if you have a ball hitch. Since the ball is much lower than a 5th wheel, the hitch on the trailer has to be much lower to contact it. No V-gate that I am aware of has a notch low enough to accommodate the height of a ball hitch.
My 2 cents...
Bert
